Yes, this is a tree with a bit of fun thrown in. This was shot on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park in Washington. The trees are very wind blown on the ridge and the weather wears them down to very interesting and twisted objects. I have playing with taking images and flipping them to see how they work. This I think works very nicely. The shot was made with a wide angle lens to accentuate the look. Then flipped in post processing and tinted.
Today’s image was made in Upper Antelope Canyon. I have a ton of images from these slot canyons and they are all very beautiful. This was shot with a Phase One p45+. Why is this different? The Phase One cameras allow you to shoot in an environment like this which by the way is pretty dark, and do long exposures. Add to this the ability to have a large dynamic range , meaning you can shoot on one exposure and get good details in highlights and shadows. You cannot do this most DSLR cameras out there. the p45+ allows for exposures up to one hour or more. Some of these shots I did of Antelope are up to 15 minutes. I’ll post more from these canyons over the coming months. Also what’s cool when photographing in these canyons is the yellow-ornage walls absorb light as light filter down allowing some of the light to turn a wonderful color blue. That is where the blue in the image comes from.
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On my last trip to Antarctica as we dipped below the Antarctic Circle we headed to an area that was known as the Gullett. we had been battling storms and lousy weather for days. As we approached the Gullett which is visited by very few people, the weather cleared to the most brilliant day you could ever have and the wind just stopped. Literally now wind. As we entered the Gullet which we would navigate for almost 12 hours we were met with the most breathtaking scenery you could ever imagine. Today’s image is a a stitched shot for 5 vertical P65+ images. These were shot handheld and then stitched in photoshop. The lens was wide i believe 45mm which allowed some great foreground. The sky was almost black getting blue s it met the horizon. I have a ton of images from the Gullet but this pano gives a good feel for the beauty there.
Once again we went for a zodiac ride to explore this magnificent bay we anchored in. We came across beautiful icebergs, a shore full of penguins and this shot. As we were cruising towards the iceberg in the background we found this smaller iceberg with a Leopard Seal on it. It mazes me the wildlife that abounds in Antarctica. As a matter of record, these seals are very aggressive and distance needs to be kept.
A few days ago I posted an iceberg image shot it the iceberg graveyard. Today is one of most fascinating and one of my most favorite images every shot. This shot by those that were there has been called many things. The Parthanon sticks though. We were cruising in the zodiacs and we saw this beautiful smooth lagoon and we crossed the lagoon and came through the arch seen in the middle of the this monster iceberg. We turned around and then saw this. You could swear it was hand carved but this si the result of nature and tides eroding a giant iceberg that was grounded. This is a massive iceberg. Most likely 450 feet long and 75 feet high. Needless to say we shot this from a number of angles. It’s always amazing when you are out shooting and then find one of those once in a lifetime shots. This is one of those. To visit and see more of my Antarctica Images Please CLICK HERE.
Happy New Year DAy…I hope this new year brings all the good things in life to everyone.
This will be Antarctica week for images. Seven days of images from the bottom of the world. Todays image is shot of an iceberg with more icebergs behind it as the light is about to go away. It never really gets dark in Antarctica in December and January. There is kind of like a 3 hour sunset – sunrise. Absolutely gorgeous light. This was shot with a Canon 1dsII with a 400mm lens.
We get so caught up in color and how easy it is to make great color images in this digital age. Sometimes it is nice to re-visit B&W. This image was shot near Golden Bay in the South Georgia Islands. This was a magnificent day with blue skies, high winds, great clouds. The renticular clouds that formed over the mountains, the snow and layered lower level clouds all combine to make an excellent photo.
Happy New Years Eve . . . party well and party safe.
On one of my trips to Antarctica we visits a place called the Iceberg Graveyard. It was called this because Icebergs would drift into this large bay, ground themselves in the shallow waters and essentially die there. During the process though water would do its thing and erode these monster size pieces of ice into works of nature art. Here’s one shot there. I love the color, shape and sky and added to that the reflection. Enjoy.
It’s Wednesday morning and my return trip driving from FL to IN starts today. Good music, and a lot of time to think and contemplate will make this a good road trip. Today’s iamge was hot in Bryce Canyon. I shot this P45 a few years ago and while everyone was shooting a hill-side I focused on the distance and this si what I got. I love the glow in the image and the feel. Bryce is a cool place to visit but be warned to get the good picture there you need to be up early.
I am in Naples, FL and it is freezing cold. What’s that all about? At least the sun is out. I was in one of my rusty moods today so I present Rusty Ship. This was photographed in Buenos Aires along a dock where there were dozens of abandoned ships. Looks like they just tied them up one day and walked away. I have a lot of nice images shot at this location, so count on seeing more. Everyone that knows me knows I like rusty things. Just a bit of an FYI about this image for the techies out there. There was a rope going across the frame. I removed it using content aware tool in Photoshop then used Nik – Viveza to work the colors a bit. Makes for a nice shot.